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Growing Chefs! Ontario Chia and Date Truffles
Chia and Date Truffles
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Ingredients
optional add ins:
Ingredients
Equipment
Get Organized!
Gather your mis en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather all of the ingredients.
![Chia equipment 00 00 00 00 Still001](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_00_00.Still001.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093576&s=08dab0fa41b577c8fa7129a680240832)
![Chia equipment 00 00 02 16 Still002](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_02_16.Still002.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093572&s=1e32d4f2ae1464c23b4df3c06537306d)
Get Prepped!
Cut the dates in half with a paring knife and remove the pit. (The dates should be quite soft; if they are hard, pour 1 cup of boiling water over the dates and let sit 10 minutes, then strain out water and discard.) Place in a bowl.
![Chia equipment 00 00 43 27 Still010](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_43_27.Still010.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093711&s=a08e9e5980b8f7b617ed2ccfe2df3395)
Measure and place in separate bowls, chia seeds, coconut oil, vanilla, and any other optional add ins (cinnamon, chocolate chips, dried fruit, or coconut).
![Chia equipment 00 00 59 25 Still012](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_59_25.Still012.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093707&s=404fc1cc30817b21b9fb11885b5aae56)
Get Cooking!
To the bowl of a food processor, add the dates, coconut oil, vanilla, and chia seeds. If using any optional add ins, add up to 2 tablespoons of the add ins into the food processor as well.
![Chia equipment 00 01 00 28 Still013](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_00_28.Still013.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093792&s=b63587f267381b95198ec429c5eb9d38)
Pulse ingredients in the food processor until the dates form a smooth paste. Hold onto the food processor tightly, as this dough is very thick and tends to take the food processor for a bit of a ride! Using a spatula, carefully scrape the dough out of the food processor and into a bowl.
![Chia equipment 00 01 01 29 Still015](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_01_29.Still015.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093821&s=949ceeb977ba9e1ad7dd8963ee9e03d3)
Roll the dough into small balls, about 2 cm each. Place them on a clean baking sheet and put them in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes so they become a bit firmer.
![Chia equipment 00 01 02 25 Still016](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_02_25.Still016.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093907&s=139690eeebd75aa913c21255e870fd3c)
Remove the balls from the refrigerator and roll the balls in either cocoa powder or coconut to decorate the outside of them.
![Chia equipment 00 01 04 03 Still017](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_04_03.Still017.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093977&s=a0072bf442bb4d8c09a0af8bc12026b7)
Serve cold or at room temperature. Try experimenting with different flavour additions!
![Chia and date truffles](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-and-date-truffles.png?w=992&h=558&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616094009&s=dfd36ba437a473807dcc299f27a9db79)
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Growing Chefs! Ontario Recipe
Chia and Date Truffles
![](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/heroes/chia-and-date-truffles.png?w=992&h=558&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1612208148&s=50de1b4cae77026062dd6b0a49171913)
Ingredients
optional add ins:
Ingredients
Equipment
Get Organized!
Gather your mis en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather all of the ingredients.
![Chia equipment 00 00 00 00 Still001](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_00_00.Still001.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093576&s=08dab0fa41b577c8fa7129a680240832)
![Chia equipment 00 00 02 16 Still002](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_02_16.Still002.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093572&s=1e32d4f2ae1464c23b4df3c06537306d)
Get Prepped!
Cut the dates in half with a paring knife and remove the pit. (The dates should be quite soft; if they are hard, pour 1 cup of boiling water over the dates and let sit 10 minutes, then strain out water and discard.) Place in a bowl.
![Chia equipment 00 00 43 27 Still010](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_43_27.Still010.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093711&s=a08e9e5980b8f7b617ed2ccfe2df3395)
Measure and place in separate bowls, chia seeds, coconut oil, vanilla, and any other optional add ins (cinnamon, chocolate chips, dried fruit, or coconut).
![Chia equipment 00 00 59 25 Still012](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_00_59_25.Still012.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093707&s=404fc1cc30817b21b9fb11885b5aae56)
Get Cooking!
To the bowl of a food processor, add the dates, coconut oil, vanilla, and chia seeds. If using any optional add ins, add up to 2 tablespoons of the add ins into the food processor as well.
![Chia equipment 00 01 00 28 Still013](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_00_28.Still013.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093792&s=b63587f267381b95198ec429c5eb9d38)
Pulse ingredients in the food processor until the dates form a smooth paste. Hold onto the food processor tightly, as this dough is very thick and tends to take the food processor for a bit of a ride! Using a spatula, carefully scrape the dough out of the food processor and into a bowl.
![Chia equipment 00 01 01 29 Still015](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_01_29.Still015.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093821&s=949ceeb977ba9e1ad7dd8963ee9e03d3)
Roll the dough into small balls, about 2 cm each. Place them on a clean baking sheet and put them in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes so they become a bit firmer.
![Chia equipment 00 01 02 25 Still016](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_02_25.Still016.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093907&s=139690eeebd75aa913c21255e870fd3c)
Remove the balls from the refrigerator and roll the balls in either cocoa powder or coconut to decorate the outside of them.
![Chia equipment 00 01 04 03 Still017](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-equipment.00_01_04_03.Still017.jpg?w=1200&h=675&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616093977&s=a0072bf442bb4d8c09a0af8bc12026b7)
Serve cold or at room temperature. Try experimenting with different flavour additions!
![Chia and date truffles](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/outgoing-trotter/staging/articles/chia-and-date-truffles.png?w=992&h=558&q=82&fm=jpg&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&dm=1616094009&s=dfd36ba437a473807dcc299f27a9db79)